Officials find 'immediate jeopardy' situations at Kirkland's Life Care Center
Federal surveyors found what they are calling "immediate jeopardy" situations during an inspection of the Life Care Center nursing home in Kirkland, according to a report from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
The three situations are those in which patient safety is "placed in imminent danger." The nursing home is considered to be the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak in Washington state.
The situations specifically include: the facility's failure to quickly identify and manage ill residents, notify the Washington State Department of Health about the increasing rate of respiratory infection among residents, and failure to possess a backup plan following the absence of the Life Care Center's primary clinician - who became ill.
According to a CDC report, in early March there were 129 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in connection to the Life Care Center, including 81 residents, 34 staff members and healthcare personnel and 14 visitors.
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